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Hace 5 días · The Fen Ditton estate descended jointly to Sir William Willys's six sisters, from whom it was bought by Sarah Churchill, duchess of Marlborough, for her daughter Henrietta Godolphin, the next duchess (d. 1733).
Hace 3 días · Her close friendship with Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, turned sour as the result of political differences. The Duchess took revenge with an unflattering description of the Queen in her memoirs, which was widely accepted by historians until Anne was reassessed in the late 20th century.
Hace 4 días · The elaborate Marlborough monument dominating the interior was designed by William Kent and executed by Michael Rysbrack; it was commissioned in 1730 and completed in 1733. When the duchess died in 1744 the duke's remains were removed from Westminster Abbey to the family vault beneath the chapel.
Hace 5 días · Built in 1709–10, by Sir Christopher Wren for John, Duke of Marlborough, on ground leased on easy terms to his Duchess by Queen Anne; it occupies the site of the old pheasantry of St. James's Palace, and of the garden of Mr. Secretary Boyle, the latter of which was taken out of St. James's Park.
Hace 5 días · History. The king who created the House of Windsor. By Jessica Storoschuk. 3rd June 2024. King George V led the Royal Family through the First World War, oversaw the transition to the House of...
Hace 5 días · Consuelo Vanderbilt being called a “dollar princess” seems like a contradiction. The name Vanderbilt evokes visions of over-the-top Gilded Age marble mansions and vast wealth. However, the ...
Hace 4 días · A florilegium, botanical paintings from the collection of Mary Somerset, the first Duchess of Beaufort, goes on show in an exhibition mounted by the current châtelaine of Badminton House. The floral motif: the thistle, the tulip, the ubiquitous pelargonium. In print, in pattern and ranged about the house.
